To the Lake Placid Community

The CULP Board of Directors wants to be able to disseminate estimated timing information on the process of engineering and construction of the Lake Placid Dam, but the truth is we are well into the process, but it has proven difficult to get any commitments on firm time frames. We are at the mercy of those performing the engineering and other entities involved in the planning and construction as we proceed, so this information should not be used for any purpose other than getting some baseline information out to the CULP membership and other stakeholders of the lake. We know how it should go and have reason to believe that it will be something close to the estimated schedule stated below:

Engineering / design phase is approximately 60% complete at this time and should be completed in October 2021. Final design will be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for approval. Upon approval of plans and specifications by TWDB and TCEQ, GBRA will issue a Request for Proposals. Proposals (bids) should be received and a contractor selected within 60 – 90 days. GBRA will execute a construction contract with the selected contractor. GBRA will submit the executed contract to TWDB for approval to issue Notice to Proceed. The construction timeframe will not commence until this Notice to Proceed is issued. At the time the construction contract is executed, GBRA will initiate the lowering of the lake. The lake lowering will be performed over a period of several days in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This is anticipated to occur as soon as January 2022 but GBRA will provide CULP and the Lake Placid WCID as much advanced notice as possible. Once the Notice to Proceed is Issued, the estimated construction time should is about 22 to 24 months assuming no flood events or other major weather delays occur during the course of construction. Please keep in mind that this is a very rough schedule and may change significantly based on a myriad of factors necessary to construct a dam like ours, particularly weather delays. Another key element is that GBRA has secured $40 million in bond funding at below market rate interest on behalf of the Lake Placid Dam project. Thank you to all our CULP members and all the stakeholders of Lake Placid!

*Items confirmed by GBRA